Early arb truck project.

[Rupe]

I'm sure everyone is bored senseless with pictures of arb truck at the moment but I just found these photos whilst routing around in the attic for soem other photos (which I've still not found)

 

Anyway could this be my first ever arb truck.........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Rupe]

I suppose photo would be good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[mistahbenn]

yeh an image would help...?

[Rupe]

Here we go.

[not for sale sorry]

top draw rupe that is awsome

[gibbon]

I didn't know you grew up with the Waltons

[Squirrel1]

Whats the 0-60 on that thing ,,

[Dean O]

I like it: wonder if it still knocking around?

[Rupe]

I wouldn't be surprised if its still going, but it depends on if its owner is still around. He was in his 50's or 60's twenty years ago when I took the picture. I can't remember how old he was exactly cos I was 19 so everyone over 40 looked ancient!

 

He was an engineer and he built his house, his plane, the runway for the plane, etc etc. A very clever bloke! He "found" the truck about two days walk away from his house in the 70's. He walked back and forth, 2 days each way, carrying tools and homemade spare parts until he eventually drove it home 2 years later. (not 2 years full time walking back and forth, but in his spare time in the summer between building his house, plane etc)

 

He had to cut trees down all the way back to his house to get the truck back. We were using it to bring cord wood from the woods to his woodshed. it pulled really well, it had three quite low gears so plenty of power but no speed. I did a days work for him for food and a shower (homemade solar heated shower of course) and he told the story of the truck.

 

It a Ford model AA. The model A replaced the famous model T, and the AA was the truck version of the A. Produced from 1932-1942

 

Look at the similarity with this photo

 

[Rupe]

Its got the same wheels, almost like early alloys!!